Sterling took a dip on Wednesday as a respected voter poll raised the prospect of a hung parliament – in which no one party has a governing majority – arising from Thursday’s general election in the U.K. The pound weakened against the dollar, weakening to $1.3107 earlier on Wednesday before rebounding to $1.3151, after a […] Read more
Mike Bloomberg’s announcement to run for president didn’t deliver full details of his platform, but his 12-year run as mayor and his philanthropy in political causes provide good clues. Here are some issues Bloomberg cares about and the industries they would affect. Guns Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety, which he helped found in 2014, has […] Read more
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the bench on Monday following a one-day absence due to a stomach bag last week, according to NBC News. Chief Justice John Roberts said last Wednesday that she was “indisposed due to illness,” but she still participated in the cases using transcripts of oral arguments. Ginsburg hadn’t […] Read more
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is joining the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, expanding an already jammed field less than three months before nominating contests start. Patrick announced his candidacy Thursday morning in a video posted to YouTube. “So in a spirit of profound gratitude for all the country has given to me, and with a […] Read more
The U.S. needs to look at where it stands in relation to its allies like Europe, the U.K.’s former prime minister told “Elections Owl” Tuesday, saying there are concerns over whether the country is putting itself first or in isolation. “The worry all the time, I think not just in Europe but outside — is […] Read more
President Donald Trump is making his move to Florida official. His home state of New York may not let him go without a fight. The president, a Queens, New York, native, tweeted on Thursday night that he and his family will be making Palm Beach, Florida, their permanent residence. “I cherish New York, and the […] Read more
Billionaire philanthropist and liberal activist George Soros says Elizabeth Warren is the top Democrat in the field vying to take on President Donald Trump in 2020. “She has emerged as the clear-cut person to beat,” he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday. “I don’t take a public stance, but I do […] Read more
Once a political rock star, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing challenging general elections on Monday after two major scandals tainted his image. Trudeau, 47 is viewed as one of the last remaining progressive leaders in the western world. He was endorsed by former Democratic US President Barack Obama in the final stretch of […] Read more
Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to put EU-China relations to the fore when Germany takes on the European Union’s rotating presidency next year. This includes plans for a summit meeting – which multiple diplomatic sources expect to be held in Leipzig next September – where for the first time President Xi Jinping would meet all […] Read more